I have to say the map isn’t 100% user friendly to get into, but once you do, it’s a very powerful feature and a great addition (almost necessary) for a game like TOR.

You can check out other videos in the series, as well as hints at upcoming topics here. Enjoy!

BioWare pushed patch 1.1.4 to the live servers earlier today, and includes some bug fixes as well as some minor improvements. Most notably is the inclusion of yser-selectable preferences for the Global Cooldown interface behavior. The flexibility should be just what players were looking for! But I will also take this opportunity to suggest that if BioWare had allowed an open API for add-ons, the community would have solved this long ago and BioWare could have concentrated on more important things.

These notes, as well as all previous notes are available on BioWare’s official patch notes archive.

1.1.4 Patch Notes — 2/22/2012

General

• The key formerly bound to /bug can now be mapped to any action and no longer opens the /bug window. The command is no longer able to be bound to a quickslot, but player can still type /bug in chat to open a new bug report.

Classes and Combat

General

• Using abilities with indirect targeting (such as area of effect abilities) will no longer cause players to be flagged for PvP if a PvP-flagged player from the opposing faction is within the ability’s range, and the ability will have no effect on the PvP-flagged player.

Imperial Agent

Operative

• Medical Therapy: Kolto Probe and Recuperative nanotech will now properly benefit from this skill.

Bounty Hunter

Powertech

• Carbonize: PvP armor for Combat Tech will no longer prevent this skill from stunning enemies.

Flashpoints and Operations

Operations

Eternity Vault

• Casting Mind Trap will no longer cause Soa to lose threat against his primary target.

Karagga’s Palace

• G4-B3 Heavy Fabricator now has fewer hit points in Normal Mode.

Items

Vendors

• “Show Usable” now properly filters to only show equipable items.

Missions and NPCs

Missions

Republic

• Unlikely Allies: Resetting no longer requires players to abandon and re-acquire the mission in order to complete it.

PvP

Warzones

General

• Fixed a queue interface exploit that allowed players to bring additional players into a warzone. While imbalances can still happen under specific circumstances, the issue can no longer be intentionally triggered by players in this way.

Alderaan Civil War

• The Eastern Turret no longer fires twice under some circumstances when it is captured by the Imperials.

World PvP

Ilum

• The /stuck comman will no longer teleport players to the location where they died.

UI

General

• Added a /version command.
• Added several new preferences for cooldown appearance:
• Show Ready Flash: Toggles a bright flash when an ability finishes cooldown.
• Show Global Cooldown Ready Flash: Toggles a bright flash when an ability finishes global cooldown.
• Cooldown Style: Changes the art style for the cooldown graphic.
• Global Cooldown Style: Changes the art style for the global cooldown graphic.
• Show Cooldown Timer: Toggles cooldown time text on top of the ability icon in the quickbar.

Bug Fixes

• Sorting will now function properly in the Guild Window.
• Items placed in a quickbar are no longer removed when training abilities.
• Using Shift + Right Click to split a stack of usable items will no longer cause the item to be used.
• Some UI settings (such as quickbar lock, chat font size, and minimap zoom) will no longer reset upon area transition.

Miscellaneous Bug Fixes

• Players will no longer experience occasional disconnection when purchasing Crafting Materials from the GTN.

Some players have received automated responses from the CSR team saying their account is suspended for spamming or other violations of the terms of use but

Needy or Greedy?

Deirdre & Carla are joined by Jedi Master Terran Hawkins from SWTOR Unlimited.    They discuss the latest patch notes,the Asian Pacific launch and much more!

FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the true fact? This week’s fact or fiction talks about patch 1.1.3 items from companion conversations, confirmation dialog when choosing your legacy name, and abandoning bonus quest on Tatooine.

More Episode #48 and Comments after the jump…

FROM THE NEWSNET & BEYOND: Roundup of the most important announcements and news.

1. Guild Summit Update 2/12:  http://www.swtor.com/blog/guild-summit-update
2. Dev Tracker Blog Feb 6th-12th:  http://www.swtor.com/blog/dev-tracker-summary-february-6th-2012-%E2%80%93-february-12th-2012
3. Weekly Patch Notes 2/14 & 2/17 (1.1.3):  http://www.swtor.com/blog/reminder-scheduled-maintenance-february-14th-2012http://www.swtor.com/blog/weekly-patch-notes-update-february-17th-2012
4. Asian Pacific Launch – March 1st!  http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20120214
5. Drew Karpyshyn Leaving BioWare:  http://drewkarpyshyn.com/c/?p=369#more-369
6. Community Q&A 2/17:  http://www.swtor.com/blog/community-qa-feb-17th-2012
7. Personal Playtime

QUICK MENTIONS:

1. Next Patch Feb 22nd: http://www.swtor.com/blog/scheduled-maintenance-february-22nd-2012

SITH OR JEDI:   Test of the Little Miss Princess

As you’re getting out of a car at a local shop a woman in a very expensive automobile with a ‘Princess’ license plate frame pulls in beside you. You both reach the door to the shop at the same time and as you open the door, without saying “excuse me” she rushes past you to get inside. At first you get a bit perturbed but toss it off as nothing and get over it. Later, while shopping you see that she is being especially rude to the clerks that are trying to help her, belittling them and just being plain rude.

After you finish your shopping foray, you drive down the street to see the ‘Princess’ stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire.  You:

1. Stop and lend a hand because not only does this act of kindness reflect better on you but it may help her extend the hand of kindness to another.
2. Smirk to yourself as you drive by knowing that the bitch likely has auto insurance to help her get that tire fixed.
3. Roll down your window and point at her whilst cackling mercilessly until she cries.

COMMUNITY BUZZ:

Need vs Greed on gear (for you or your companion?)  http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=2813008#edit2813008

We would like to thank Jedi Master Terran Hawkins from SWTOR Unlimited for joining us this week.

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Thanks from Corellian Run Radio!